Caroline, let me tell you
What I heard about a man today
He didn't come home from work
And he went away
Till he came to city
Right in the nighttime like day
And they say it ain't matter
If we're some women dressed in yellow
Scarlet
And her warm lips like a honeycomb
Drip with honey
Something about the smell
Strange perfume
Made him feel warm
Not alone
Yes, Caroline
A man might do good

Sometimes on his own
And sometimes when he's lonely
But I believe a man might do that
Sometimes out of spite
But Caroline, a man will do that all day
When he's treated bad at home
When he's treated bad at home
Daddy Frank played a guitar and a French harp
Sister played a ringing tambourine
Mama couldn't hear our pretty music
She read our lips and helped the family sing
That little band was all a part of our life




Our only means of living
Our only means of living at the time
It was like no normal family combo
Guess what?
Daddy Frank, the guitar man, was blind
Frank and Mama counted on each other
Their one and only weakness made them strong
Mama did the driving for the family
Mama did the driving for the family

And Frank made a living with a song
That was just a home along the highway
Pick a bed where we bedded down
I don't remember ever going hungry
I remember Mama cooking on the ground
Everybody!
Daddy Frank played a guitar and a French harp
Sister played a ringing tambourine
Mama couldn't hear our pretty music
She read our lips and helped the family sing
That little band was all a part of our living
Our only means of living at the time
It was like no normal family combo
See Daddy Frank, the guitar man, was blind
Frank and Mama counted on each other

Daddy Frank, the guitar man, was blind
And our only means of living at the time
It was like no normal family combo
Guess what?
Daddy Frank, the guitar man, was blind